| Reference Number | READ/3 |
| Title | Sea-Tangle Case |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Description | Rectangular cardboard case with a printed label indicating its original contents: one dozen solid sea-tangle tents (Laminaria digitata), used for cervical dilation. This method was introduced by Professor Simpson in Edinburgh in 1864. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 70mm x 20mm x 40mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Case |
| Term | Dilatation -- Instrumentation |
| Obstetrics -- Instrumentation |